Virgil Hill - Dynamic Left Hand

Seems like Ive been sleeping on Hill a little bit. I don't ever remember being this impressed with the torque, delivery, speed and accuracy of his punches, but then again I've only watched his biggest fights (Hearns, RJJ, Maske, Mormeck and Michaelszewski) It's a shame he didn't fight any of these guys when he was a little bit younger as it appears to me that he had the tools to become a household name in boxing. Just imagine how hyped this guy would be if he was an up and coming fighter with the exposure boxing has now. Cheers for this one Cobra, Thats one more name added to a long list of fighters that need revisiting.

 

Web, with all due respect, Hill was undefeated and 27 when Tommy beat him, and Tommy lost his next fight to Barkley. Virgil may have been past his best when he lost to the others, but he was prime when he lost to Tommy. He lost all of his big fights. I am of the train of thought that Virgil was overrated, and, had he fought in the Saad, Spinks, Qawi era, we would not even be having this discussion.

 

I guess they don't call it a highlight real for nothing. Apart from his loss to Roy all his other big fights were close, like I said I'll need to go back and check out some of his other fights. I guess it's a lot easier to look good when you're fighting over matched opponents. Thank you for the honesty

 

And I appreciate yours. Thanks

 

Cheers. Agree to disagree.

 

I like Virgil as a noble guy and a terrific rep for the sport but seriously he was very very lucky that he did not fight in a challenging era .. I see him clearly losing to Saad Muhammad, Mustafa Muhammad, Dwight Qwai, Marvin Johnson, Michael Spinks, John Conteh, Victor Galindez, Jones ( he did ) , Toney and many, many others .. he caught a window and exploited it ...

 

He was criminally underappreciated in his time. And he decided when he reached a certain point to fight anyone, anytime, anywhere. Nothing but respect.

 

Very good fighter. Tiozzo and Maske are impressive wins. He did disappoint against Michalchweski though.

 

I don't know if he was under appreciated .. he got to fight on national television many times .. he just happened to be a very boring fighter at 175. How many 12 round decisions can you watch from a one handed fighter ? It wasn't like he toiled in obscurity. He was boring. He also lost decisively as the defending champion against a blown up Thomas Hearns that had been crushed by Hagler and Barkley at 160 and that limited the respect the public had for him.

 

I think Hill does well in most eras.. I think his problem is his lack of a right hand, which showed against the best guy he fought Hearns kind of outclassed him at 175

 

I am a bit surpised of the recollection of some posters of the Hearns-Hill fight. This was a close fight in my view. I had Hearns up by two.